Finished Hunqapillar Build

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Conway Bennett

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Mar 30, 2018, 11:28:47 AM3/30/18
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It's a gently used 56 cm 650b I picked up in December from a list member. I sold my Sam H. and a '93 XO-2 to fund the frameset. I'm down to this, a Quickbeam and an'94 XO-3 and my Gary Fisher tandem. My wife has the Rosco Bubbaloosa mixte. Feel to ask build questions.


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Chris Lampe 2

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Mar 30, 2018, 11:39:12 AM3/30/18
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Are those one of the WTB 47mm tires and if so, did you measure the stand-over?  I think I'm just on the cusp of fitting a 56 (versus a 53) Hunqapillar.  

Austin B.

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Mar 30, 2018, 12:28:22 PM3/30/18
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Beautiful bike! I've always like the green on the Hunq. I also have a Tubus Tara on my Sam--I wish the Riv forks had mounts in the right place to fit it without an adapter.

One build question--what is that bottle mount for on the downtube? Never seen anything like it.

And I see a ton of bikes in the background! Wish I had that kind of space...actually, it's probably better that I don't.

Austin

Bob B

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Mar 30, 2018, 1:57:39 PM3/30/18
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Looks great!!! Ive got a similar build on my hunq with bullmoose boscos. What's your saddle height in these photos?

Deacon Patrick

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Mar 30, 2018, 1:59:18 PM3/30/18
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Sweet 1x drivetrain! I’m building up my wife’s Clementine as a 1x and have been puzzling out how to figure her chainring. Is yours a 32 or 34? or am I off? (the answer may be yes to both!) Grin.

It’s hard to beat a stable with a QB and Hunqa in it!

With abandon,
Patrick

Conway Bennett

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Mar 30, 2018, 3:32:15 PM3/30/18
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Chris,

Yes those are wtb byways. I rode the old 54 hunq at Riv years back and loved it and wished it were bigger. I didn't measure standover, and I never have, but my pbh was measured at Riv at 88. This bike feels really good.

Conway Bennett

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Mar 30, 2018, 3:36:29 PM3/30/18
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On top of the downtube is a Blackburn cargo cage, on bottom is a pdw owl cage.

Conway Bennett

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Mar 30, 2018, 4:02:20 PM3/30/18
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The drivetrain is a 36t wolf tooth drop stop front ring, xt 10 speed 11/36 cassette and an ultegra mid cage derailer.  I hate setting up front derailleurs and I live in the second flattest state in the union so I'm covered for gearing both here and beyond.  

I bought a sunrace 9 speed 11-40 cassette for my wife's bike and did the whole turkey vulture thing except with a stick shift front.  I 


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Kevin Lindsey

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Mar 30, 2018, 5:14:01 PM3/30/18
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Very nice.  How does the high handlebar bag (high, as opposed to one that sits lower down on a front rack) affect your Hunq's handling?  I found that it made mine surprisingly squirrelly.
Kevin Lindsey
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Conway Bennett

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Mar 31, 2018, 7:56:13 AM3/31/18
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I have only ridden it to tune it. So nothing to report on handling yet. I have a handle bar bag on most bikes I own and I have never experienced handling issues. Maybe because the bags are on the smaller side and I only keep necessities that I need at arm's reach in them.
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